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Questions to Ask When Seeking Child Care for Children with Special Needs A tip sheet with guiding questions for family members to use when seeking an early care and education program for a child with special needs. Tipsheet
Reading Aloud, Play and Social Emotional Development Research findings published in Pediatrics documents that infants and toddlers who were read to by family members had notable social-emotional skill advantages when they started school. Document
Recurso Sobre Fondos para Apoyar el Cuidado de Niños con Necesidades Especiales de Minnesota (Funding Resources to Support Children with Special Needs) Esta hoja de consejos destaca los recursos de financiación disponibles, incluidos los específicos del estado de Minnesota, para apoyar el cuidado de niños con necesidades especiales. This tip sheet highlights funding resources available, including those specific to the state of Minnesota, to support the care of children with special needs. Tipsheet
Reducing Exclusionary Discipline Practices in Early Childhood Education While research shows that exclusionary discipline practices in the early years are ineffective and developmentally inappropriate, young children continue to be suspended and expelled at high rates. An increasing number of states have taken steps to ensure that young children are not removed from programs due to their behavior. This report from Abbie Lieberman and Aaron Loewenberg of New America, explores how Illinois and Colorado are limiting the use of these exclusionary discipline practices and providing supports to educators to equip them to better serve the children in their programs. Document
Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years A new film, Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years (48 minutes), produced by Debbie LeeKeenan and John Nimmo,  features vignettes of anti-bias strategies in early childhood classrooms interspersed with teachers reflecting on their practice.  Website
Remaking Recess Here's a Remaking Recess "Booklet" from the Autism Intervention Research Network – Behavioral Health (AIR-B) that describes the program.  It's a great introduction to Remaking Recess and has lots of hands-on strategies you can start using right away.   Website
Resources for Families and Practitioners Working with Young Children "The Barton Lab at Vanderbilt University is focused on supporting the social development of all young children.  The Barton Lab conceptualizes and implements experimental intervention research to support healthy social development of children and to promote meaningful interactions across the people and contexts in children’s lives." Website
Responsiveness to Individual and Group Needs Stresses the importance of getting to know the unique and individual needs of each infant and toddler. Tipsheet
Rosie's Rules - PBS "Rosie’s Rules is a new PBS KIDS® animated comedy series for preschoolers starring 5-year-old Rosie Fuentes, a Mexican-American girl just beginning to learn about the wow-mazing world. Rosie’s Rules aims to teach children concrete social studies lessons about how a community works, helping them develop an awareness of themselves as individuals and as part of a broader society. Like many children across the country, Rosie is part of a blended, multicultural family; Papá is from Mexico City and Mom is from rural Wisconsin. Rosie has a little brother, Iggy, and an older sister, Crystal, who is Mom’s child from her first marriage. The Fuentes family lives together in suburban Texas with their cat (and Rosie’s partner-in-crime), Gatita. Rosie is bilingual in English and Spanish and loves to celebrate her multicultural identity. Throughout the series, she joyfully introduces viewers to the art, traditions and foods of the Southwest, Midwest and Mexico." Available in English and Spanish!
Sensory Intervention Strategies and Environmental Adaptations Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) can be over-sensitive or under responsive (or a combination of both) to stimuli. Learn how to create a predictable and structured environment in your child care setting, which can enhance the performance for a child who has SPD.  Tipsheet